STEELY DAN - "MY RIVAL" (reaction)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
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Steve Khan, guitarist who solos on 'Glamour Profession', once again leaving his laid back but rhythmically precise, melodic, bluesy yet subtly sophisticated 6 string contributions on this track.
Well said!
The credits for My Rival:
Donald Fagen - lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizer, organ
Wayne Andre - trombone
Tom Scott - tenor saxophone, lyricon, horn arrangement
Randy Brecker - flugelhorn
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Pat Rebillot - electric piano
Hiram Bullock - guitar
Rick Derringer - guitar
Steve Khan - lead guitar
Steve Gadd - drums
Anthony Jackson - bass
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
Nicholas Marrero - percussion
Valerie Simpson, Frank Floyd, Zack Sanders - backing vocals
Now THAT's a lineup!
Walter Becker was missing
@@Peter-ih2tn That's right. He didn't play on every track. Just some of them.
"The milk truck eased into my space.
Somebody screamed somewhere."
Think about that. lol!
lol
Donald describes himself as a "whining stranger and willing to match whim for whim!"
Hilarious! I know Walter came up with that.
That's Donald Fagan to a T.
You have a first impression of a song, and subsequent listens are then influenced by that, but then when you find out that this song is about a father jealous of the attention his newborn is getting from his wife, you are again listening to it for the first time. These guys have been blowing me away with their wit, sound, humour, grace and humility for decades. Just love it. So lovely seeing you guys also digging it. xx
Amazing creativity by SD!
wait, what am I missing....the newborn has a scar across his face and wears a hearing aid...?
@@anyviolet The detective on the case (one of the child's grandfathers) has a scar across his face and wears a hearing aid.
And the milk truck that eased into his space is his wife’s breasts to feed the kid. Who else in the world writes lyrics this brilliant?
"Funky but chill" perfectly describes the song "My Rival" & several other cuts on this album. They seemed to have reached a newer, more relaxed groove or maybe it was just their maturation. Whatever the case, we dig.
Agreed!
Hey guys. The Hammond B3 is large here on Rival. And it's a who's who on guitars. (I think Rick Derringer is one of the guitarist on this one.) Everything so in the pocket. Keep up the nice work.
Hell yeah! Thanks Ken!
My 3rd favorite Steely Dan song. From the first 13 seconds of the song-the bluesy part-to the part directly after that, redefine my love for the song and the band as a whole. The unique lyrics also make for an interesting story with a few different interpretations.
Truth!
For anyone familiar with film noir and the classic black and white flicks from the 30's and 40's, this song is the musical companion to those visual stories.
That makes sense! Thanks!
I made this same comment on another My Rival TH-cam page but this is the song I played for my son when we brought him home from the hospital after he was born now nearly 30 years ago..I wanted his tiny little ears to hear Steely Dan first before any other music. He grew up listening to Steely Dan just like I did when I first heard them back in the summer of '73. He learned to play the trumpet and has self taught himself to play the electric bass guitar as well.
Wow, what an amazing dad, that’s wonderful! Thanks for watching Gabriel!
Astute observations , as always
This is the "sleeper" song on Gaucho that maybe doesnt get as much attention as it should
We could definitely see that thanks Tim!
My favorite cut on the album, I was just playing it today in the car. Love the line "he wears a hearing aid". So cool!
I love the slinky, bluesy guitar tone. Goes with the grungy storyline and lyrics.
100%
A black cow with either some Cuervo Gold or straight scotch whisky in it has to be the Steely Dan drink, right?
It has to somehow capture both NY and LA in the same drink. It has to contain Cuervo Gold (and fine columbian), it has to be make by measuring things to the ounce and drop, it has to be drank in a paper sack like daddy used to in that NY city. Just don't die behind the wheel afterwards
Lol something like that
Instrumentation is stellar on this track the sound production also have the DVDA Gaucho version with surround sound 👍
That sounds awesome!
Steve Gadd was the human drummer. I read that SD also used a Wendel drum machine on a few tracks including this one.
yes, it would be dope to hear the outtakes on this,,the practice jams.. by the way, Steely Dan is an -entity- picked up out of a William Burroughs Novel -Naked Lunch-
I believe, but am not sure, that My Rival = a New Baby. Dad is a little miffed that Baby is getting most of Mom's attention. Dad has time on his hands and is hangin or picking up food at the bar and grill - like a surburban Chili's
A milk truck eased into my space = baby breastfeeding
Somebody screamed somewhere = baby.
prickly pear = baby food
A lot of baby attention is at night = film noir with a jokey attitude. Funky guitar and attitude.
The tell: "I still recall when I first held
Your TINY HAND in mine
[My rival, show me my rival]
I loved you more than I can tell
But now it's stomping time"
Post-feeding, Baby is laughing at Dad.
"Sure he's a jolly rogerUntil he answers for his crimeYes I'll match him whim for whim now"
Dad will act like a baby for mom's attention
OR just another weird Steely Dan song...
I never really thought about this interpretation of the song, but it seems to make sense. I always wondered what the line about the tiny hand meant. The part about the scar and the hearing aid kind of throws me off a bit though lol.
I have read this theory online before among some others but there are definitely some weird lyrics if it is about a baby. Could just chalk it up to Walter & Donald messing with the listeners. Giving us just enough to form half assed theories. Kind of like Your Gold Teeth (which I think is one of their best songs), I still only have rough idea/ theory about it’s subject matter. I gotta go with just another weird song, albeit a great song
I think you've nailed it, Doctor Mu. 👍😉🎶💞
Interesting!
I don't get the "he has a scar across his face; he wears a hearing aid" bit.
This is truly Grown Up Music.
You said it Jeff!
Awesome album,like AJA, LIKE ALL OF THEM, PERFECTION🎺🎻🎶🎹🎵🔊🔉🎸🎸🎷🎧🎤🎻🎻🎺🎺🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎹
Of course *I* know what the song means. 😉😁
The song is a revenge tail--a man waiting to beat up his rival.
We start with our narrator, entering a bar while "a milk truck eased into my space" (cheating with the milkman is a classic meme) and "somebody screamed somewhere" --sordid events impending.
He then says that his detectives "filmed the whole charade"
And that his rival has a scar across his face, and wears a hearing aide
(yet still wins his girl friend's affections)
I especially like the "Yes, I"ll match him whim for whim now."
Which means to me that he will match each of his rival's sexual whims with his own violent ones.
Nice.
Thanks for your great reactions! Just a thought--have you ever considered familiarizing yourself with the lyrics before listening. I know that means your video won't be your first experience with the song, but knowing the lyrics might help you have a deeper reaction? Just a thought. Peace!
Believe it or not, that was not a drum machine. It just goes to show you how good Steely Dan was at producing, as well as choosing amazing musicians. Legendary session drummer Steve Gadd was the drummer on this track.
Steve is a machine!
@2.39 “ooh” indeed!
Their lyrics are indeed, as you say, CRYPTIC. I also believe that they take a literary license in many of there songs. Just as they do "change ups" instrumentally they also throw in lyrics that do not necessarily match the earlier ones in a song. But, in the end, that's just one of the reasons I find them so interesting. They have been called a "thinking man's band" after all.
Great info Rayce, thanks so much!
Dry Gin, Dry Vermouth, lemon juice and club soda.
We held a channeling session last Labor Day weekend (the anniversary of his passing) and asked Walt his take on a good recipe for a "Steely Dan" cocktail. This is what he told us:
"Tanqueray, Campari, and Blue Raspberry Kool-Aid. Well chilled."
Love it
"Damn it Donald"
when Donald did this, he was already thinking about Nightfly
Makes sense
I don’t know if you realize, but Steely Dan reunited in the mid ‘90s and recorded a new album in 2000, called, “Two Against Nature”. It won the Grammy for Album of the Year. In 2003, Steely Dan released their final album entitled, “Everything Must Go”. This might be my alltime favorite album of theirs, and that’s saying something. I’m a huge Dan fan, seen them 6 times and Donald Fagen solo 1 time. You should react to both of these albums. It’s an older more mature Becker and Fagen and the music will continue to blow you away.
Hopefully they’ll come up on patreon soon!
I agree...."Everything Must Go" is terminally under appreciated. I love the stripped-back, (for Steely Dan) dry nature of the production. So different from their earlier work, yet still pristine. "Two Against Nature" is also amazing, but much more slick than EMG. Love 'em both.
not a drum machine. Steve Gadd. His timing is so dead on it' seems like it
Wow - I thought that it sounded like a drum machine, but I didn’t think that SD ever used one.
Damn! Shoutout to Steve!
Wow! Had me fooled too!
Technically, Steve Gadd *was* a drum machine. :)
It’s not a drum machine it’s the great Steve Gadd. Come on dude! Check out the lineup…..it’s top shelf all the way (at least in 1980). Great tune!
❤... ❤
this guy singing sounds creepy and dangerous, downer realism to paraphrase Zappa
Absolutely
I forgot how good this song is. Funky, but chill is exactly right. It's like technicolor film noir. And yeah, it's about a detective hired to find a 'romantic' rival, but the groove of the song feels like sinister obsession in a dark fedora hat. I think the Steely Dan cocktail would be rum with V8 and a really big pickle spear garnish.
Haha we could see that. Thanks for watching Robert!
'A technicolor film noir' is exactly the perfect description of the feeling of this and many Steely songs!
I'll have a " 'Dan." I can hear it now, you guys. Whatever's in it, it must contain at least a drop of "bitters." Wouldn't be a "Dan" without that edgy vibe, y'know?
Tiny hands-his newborn child being given more attention!
Thanks for the info!
FYI - this may have been the replacement song after The Second Arrangement was wiped out by the intern engineer.
Either this or Third World Man. The Second Arrangement would have been SO MUCH BETTER!
My Rival has a good groove, but it gets tiresome after awhile. The organ sound from My Rival was heard a lot in The Nightfly - Fagan's solo effort that came after Gaucho.
Third World Man was the replacement of The Second Arrangement.
@@MichaelTrogdon1990 Thanks Michael.
Thanks for the info Ken!
Great album but my least favorite of the original seven. But two years later came The Nightfly!! My second favorite album of all time 😁
We’ve heard it’s great! Will definitely check it out at sometime!
NOT a drum machine- unless you can call Steve Gadd a drum machine.
Thanks for the info!
Tiny hands-a baby.
Really miss the superb REAL drummers, but everything else is primo Dan. I think Doctor Mu nailed it.
Absolutely!
"I still recall when I first held
Your tiny hand in mine" ;
It's Hillary or Joe Biden singing about Donald T, projecting forward 35 years; Not so cryptic at all.
Dunno about Hillary or Joe, but someone's sure doin' some projectin'.^^
Lol